• Setting the local policing priorities, following consultation with the public and any national requirements from the Home Secretary;

• Producing a Police and Crime Plan, outlining the priorities;

• Scrutinising, supporting and challenging the performance of the force;

• Setting the annual police budget and council tax precept*;

• Appointing* and, if necessary, dismissing the Chief Constable;

• Publishing an Annual Report and Statement of Accounts;

• Attending meetings of the Police and Crime Panel;

• Investigating complaints against the Chief Constable, and monitoring all complaints against officers and staff;

• Administering an Independent Custody Visiting Scheme;

• Consulting with and involving the public;

• Collaborating with other forces and criminal justice agencies.

(* subject to veto of the Police and Crime Panel)

The Police and Crime Commissioner is responsible for the local police funding. He will receive all government grants and council tax precept payments, and will allocate the budget, in consultation with the Chief Constable.

The Chief Constable will continue to be in charge of the operational policing in South Wales.